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Karl Boyes Multi-Purpose National Recreation Trail

Trail22 km · 14 miBest May–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

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  2. F1°-6°71
  3. M4°-2°81
  4. A10°4°97
  5. M17°11°97
  6. J23°18°103
  7. J26°21°104
  8. A25°20°94
  9. S21°16°121
  10. O15°10°118
  11. N9°4°110
  12. D3°-1°106

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 22 km (14 mi) long, Karl Boyes Multi-Purpose National Recreation Trail is a trail in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It lies about 4.5 km north of Erie. It is designated a National Recreation Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
22 km · 14 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Designation
National Recreation Trail
Nearest town
4.5 km N of Erie (Erie County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.1698, -80.0861
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

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Blue Trail

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Oil Creek State Park Multi-Use Trail

47 mi · 76 km · Pennsylvania

Erie to Pittsburgh Trail

51 mi · 82 km · Pennsylvania

Tidioute Riverside

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